Objectives
In this chapter you will learn
How text data streams form the architectural basis for the extreme flexibility of the Linux command line
How to generate streams of text data
How to use pipes, STDIO, and many of the core utilities to manipulate text data streams
How to redirect data streams to and from files
The basic usage of some of the special device files in the /dev directory
Data streams as raw materials
Everything in Linux revolves around streams of data – particularly text streams.
Data streams are the raw materials upon which the core utilities and many other CLI tools perform their ...
